2010. Practical Language Testing. London: Hodder Education.
ISBN: 987-0340984482
Summary: Practical Language Testing equips you with the skills, knowledge, and principles necessary to understand and construct language tests.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
ISBN: 987-0340984482
Summary: Practical Language Testing equips you with the skills, knowledge, and principles necessary to understand and construct language tests.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘The reification of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and effect-driven testing.’ in
Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching. Thessaloniki: Greek Association of Applied Linguistics, pp. 15-26
Book editor(s): Psaltou-Joycey, A. and M. Matthaidoudakis.
ISBN: 978-960-98105-1
Summary: An investigation into the reification of the illustrative levels of the CEFR in European language teaching and assessment, showing that the level descriptors do not reflect actual communication.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Book editor(s): Psaltou-Joycey, A. and M. Matthaidoudakis.
ISBN: 978-960-98105-1
Summary: An investigation into the reification of the illustrative levels of the CEFR in European language teaching and assessment, showing that the level descriptors do not reflect actual communication.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘Testing for Political Harmonization’.
Summary: Testing of all kinds is frequently used by governments and politicians to achieve policy aims. This article looks at the earliest known attempt of a political body to use a test to achieve political harmonization, and compares the historical example to the use of the Common European Framework for similar purposes.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/politics/harmonization.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: Testing of all kinds is frequently used by governments and politicians to achieve policy aims. This article looks at the earliest known attempt of a political body to use a test to achieve political harmonization, and compares the historical example to the use of the Common European Framework for similar purposes.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/politics/harmonization.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘Language Testing Review of the Year 2010’.
Summary: Language Testing stories in the news during 2010.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/2010/review.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: Language Testing stories in the news during 2010.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/2010/review.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘Language Testing Scenarios’.
Summary: Six Language Testing Scenarios for Group Study. Each scenario presents the assessment issues in a high stakes context (e.g. air traffic control) and leads students to consider test design and decision issues that they may face in these applied settings.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/whatis/scenarios/list.php
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: Six Language Testing Scenarios for Group Study. Each scenario presents the assessment issues in a high stakes context (e.g. air traffic control) and leads students to consider test design and decision issues that they may face in these applied settings.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/whatis/scenarios/list.php
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘Open book - open web tests’.
Summary: An introduction to conducting tests where learners have access to books or other resource materials, including the internet. On the one hand these are claimed to be more 'authentic' in terms of what learners normally do outside test conditions. On the other, there is the fear of construct irrelevant variance.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/open/book.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: An introduction to conducting tests where learners have access to books or other resource materials, including the internet. On the one hand these are claimed to be more 'authentic' in terms of what learners normally do outside test conditions. On the other, there is the fear of construct irrelevant variance.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/open/book.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2010. ‘Assessment for Learning’.
Summary: An introduction to classroom-based and formative assessment.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/afl/formative.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: An introduction to classroom-based and formative assessment.
URL: http://languagetesting.info/features/afl/formative.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2009. ‘The commercialization of EAP provision in Higher Education’ in
The Politics of Language Education: Individuals and Institutions. London: Multilingual Matters, pp. 125-146
Book editor(s): Alderson, C.
ISBN: 1847691420
Summary: An empirical investigation into the impact of universities outsourcing EAP provision in the United Kingdom.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Book editor(s): Alderson, C.
ISBN: 1847691420
Summary: An empirical investigation into the impact of universities outsourcing EAP provision in the United Kingdom.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2009-2009. ‘Practical Language Testing’.
Funding body: Leverhulme Trust
Summary: An investigation into the learning needs of language teachers with regard to language testing and assessment. This involved the construction and delivery of an online survey. The results were used to design innovative learning materials for a blended course in language testing involving new text-based materials and online multimedia information and activities.
URL: http://www.le.ac.uk/education/research/completedprojects/plt.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Funding body: Leverhulme Trust
Summary: An investigation into the learning needs of language teachers with regard to language testing and assessment. This involved the construction and delivery of an online survey. The results were used to design innovative learning materials for a blended course in language testing involving new text-based materials and online multimedia information and activities.
URL: http://www.le.ac.uk/education/research/completedprojects/plt.html
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
2009. ‘Test architecture, test retrofit’.
Language Testing 26/1: 123-144
Summary: An investigation into the "re-use" of tests for use with populations and for purposes for which they were not designed.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
Summary: An investigation into the "re-use" of tests for use with populations and for purposes for which they were not designed.
Entered by: University of Leicester (English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, School of Education)
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